• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.465-470
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• 2004

In this paper, an open architecture control system for automatic container cranes is investigated. A standard reference model for cranes, which consists of three modules； hardware module, operating system module, and application software module, is proposed. A hybrid control architecture combining deliberative and reactive controls for the autonomous operation of the cranes is proposed. The main contributions of this paper are as follows： First, a new reference platform for the crane control system is proposed. Second, by analyzing the structure of a container crane, implementation strategies for the automatic container crane are described.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.29 no.5 s.101
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• pp.409-413
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• 2005

The existing control techniques for the operation of a container crane satisfy the terminal condition of controlled variables, but the outcome of input computation is inadequate for the operation of the crane due to heavy movement of inputs. In this study, a new control technique employing a nonlinear model of the crane is proposed to compute the inputs approximated with the 4th-order Chevyshev function. The control objective of sum of absolute deviations is minimized, and the optimization is conducted with the simplex algorithm. The inputs and outputs computed from the proposed technique were compared with the results of the previous study to show that they give more stable crane operation than the existing control technique.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Simulation Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.25-35
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• 1998

정부는 자동화컨테이너터미널을 구축하기 위한 기초연구를 수행하고 있다. 자동화컨테이너터미널은 선박하역을 담당하는 컨테이너 크레인과 애드크레인을 무인 혹은 유/무인 자동제어가 가능하도록 설계하고 선박과 야드간 이동은 AGV를 이용하여 자동화함으로써 생산성 향상, 인건비 절감 등을 목표로 하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 1척의 선박이 접안할 수 있는 가상의 자동화컨테이너터미널에서 컨테이너 크레인 수, AGV 대수, 야드 크레인수 등을 변화시켜가면서 터미널의 생산량을 추정할 수 있는 시뮬레이션 모델을 개발하여 제시하였다. 또한 향후 자동화컨테이너터미널의 최적 설계 및 운영을 위한 시뮬레이터를 개발하기 위한 구상을 제시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• v.1
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• pp.399-404
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• 2006

The container crane is one of the most important equipment in container terminal. If its working time in cycle could be reduced then container terminal efficiency and service level can be increased. So there are many efforts to reduce working time of container crane. It means how to design the controller with good performance which has small overshoot and swing motion of container crane. We, in this paper, present a state feedback controller not based on LQ theory but RCGA which means real-coded genetic algorithms. RCGA can search state feedback gains in given objective function. several cases of simulations are carried out in order to prove the control effectiveness of the proposed methods.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.113-119
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• 2002

Recently, an automatic crane control system is required with high speed and rapid transportation. During the operation of crane system in container yard it is necessary to control the crane trolley position and loop length so that the swing of the hanging container is minimized We can do development of unmanned automation control system using automation travel control technique and anti-sway technique in crane system. Therefore, we designed a controller for Automation travel control to control the transfer crane system. Analyzed crane system through simulation, and proved excellency of control performance than other conventional controllers.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.31 no.3 s.119
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• pp.247-252
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• 2007

The container crane is one of the most important equipments at container terminal. If its working time in cycle could be reduced then container terminal efficiency and service level can be increased. So there are many i1forts to reduce working time of container cranes. It means how to design the controller with good performance which has small overshoot and swing motion of container crane. We, in this paper, present a state feedback controller based on LQ theory incorporating a RCGA which means real-coded genetic algorithm RCGA can search state feedback gains under given objective function. A set of simulation works are carried out in order to prove the control effectiveness of the proposed methods.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.531-536
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• 2007

In this paper we present an interpolation-LQ control technique which tunes continuously the controller gain by interpolating the gains of sub-LQ controllers. The proposed controller design technique is applied to the container crane system for simulations. Several cases of simulations are carried out in order to prove the control effectiveness and robustness. The simulation results of the proposed controller are compared with those of LQ controllers. The results showed better control performance than those of LQ controllers.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.29 no.3 s.99
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• pp.291-298
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• 2005

In this article. the specifications of a future container crane for a 18,000 TEU megaship are investigated After studying the transitions of containerships through the past half century, the characteristics of the past and current container cranes are outlined. together with various research trends throughout the world Upon these results, the size and performance of the container crane that will be used beyond the year 2014 are forecast. Specifically, the structure, trolley and hoist mechanism, control method, outreach. backreach, rail gage, loading capacity, stability, durability, and others are summarized.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.379-385
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• 2008

In this paper, we presents a scheme for the parameter estimation and optimal control scheme for apparatus of container crane system. For parameter estimation, first, we construct the open loop of the container crane system and estimate its parameters based on input-output data, a real-coded genetic algorithm(RCGA) and the model adjustment technique. The RCGA plays an important role in parameter estimation as an adaptive mechanism. For controller design, state feedback gain matrix is searched by another RCGA and the estimated model. The performance of the proposed methods are demonstrated through a set of simulation and experiments of the experimental apparatus.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2007.12a
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• pp.304-306
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• 2007

In this paper, we presents a scheme for the parameter estimation and optimal control scheme for apparatus of container crane system. For parameter estimation, first, we construct the open loop of the container crane system and estimate its parameters based on input-output data, a real-coded genetic algorithm(RCGA) and the model adjustment technique. The RCGA plays an important role in parameter estimation as an adaptive mechanism. For controller design, state feedback gain matrix is searched by another RCGA and the estimated model. The performance of the proposed methods are demonstrated through a set of simulation and experiments of the experimental apparatus.